Personal Narrative: Shifting From Middle School To High School

Shifting from middle school to high school is a set of different vibes. As young kids, we constantly surround ourselves with familiar faces and adapt to a routine, but as we go off to high school or college our perspective changes. I grew up as a shy girl in middle school and I had trouble communicating and making interaction with my peers. I carried that identity along with me as I enroll in high school, and accepted that was truly who I was. Although I was shy, I focused more on my academics. Studying had always been my greatest suit and I grew to believe that if I was academically successful, people would finally give me recognition but that vision faded long ago.
Transitioning into my Sophomore year of high school, I wanted a change. What
Media, today, revolves around our daily lives and we all have trouble socializing, especially the people we choose to socialize with. I thought I made the right choice and knew who my friends the beginning of my high school career, but it was a mistake. As I took on more responsibilities and participated in a lot of extracurricular activities, people I had hung out with gave me negative commentary, doubting that I couldn’t take on things that I did. I had to make the choice to listen what they had to say into consideration or make the biggest choice and leave them to find new friends. I didn’t learn who my actual friends were until Senior year. Friends are supposed to motivate you and offer you positive influence, not hold you back, and that’s what they were doing to me. They weren’t academically on track, and that affected me because I like people who got things done instead of complaining and make excuses for themselves. I’m proud to make that decision to find new friends that do support me and honestly, the friends you make in high school or middle school won’t always be with you. Eventually, we all have to be independent and rely on ourselves, but also make sure to have a positive